To help you survive the end-of-year feasts without creating your own version of Santa’s jolly belly, we combed through party staples and seasonal favorites and compiled a list of foods that should stay on the platter and not on your plate. According to the National Institutes of Health, people who gain weight during the holidays have a harder time shedding those pounds (although the good news is that most people don’t gain as much weight as they fear during winter festivities). But don’t worry, there’s no need to snub Grandma’s gingerbread cookies. As always, moderation is key, and with the help of Dr. Howard Shapiro, a New York City physician and weight loss specialist, we found relatively simple substitutes for turning seasonal naughty foods, nice.

I'm calling BS on this article. It subscribes to the completely unsupported notion of fat fear mongering. I think it's clear that empty "sugar" calories (and this includes grains, potatoes and other carbs that your body converts to various forms of sugars) are truly the problem here. Have seconds of your turkey and vegetables -stay away from bread, potatoes and other near-useless foods.

The problem is the food. The FDA has approved chemicals that cause obesity and type 2 diabetes. 80 million people did not become overweight from sitting in McDonald's all year. Steroids in the Beef, Hormones in the Milk and legal drugs in the chickens cause pancreas break down and obesity Only a diabetic diet causes weight loss in overweight people. This was reported in Germany See here http://spirithappydiet.blogspot.com/2012/12/i-cant-lose-weight-why-it-may-not-be.html